Roof Inspection Report Template
A free roof inspection report and checklist for roofers. Rate each part of the roof Good, Fair or Poor, then write what you recommend and what it costs.
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- Your business name, logo and license number, the inspection date, job number and inspector
- The customer, and the roof: material and layers, age, pitch and stories, size
- How you checked it (walked the roof, ladder, drone, from the ground, attic) and how many photos you took
- 22 checks in four groups: roof covering, flashing and openings, edges and drainage, and the attic
- Good, Fair or Poor for each check, with a one-line key at the top
- The overall condition, with room for a short summary
- What you found and recommend: priority, item, estimated price and what the customer said
- Your signature and the date
How to fill it in
- Add your business details and logo, then save it as your master copy.
- Fill in the customer, the roof and the date.
- Tick how you checked the roof, and write how many photos you took.
- Go group by group and tick Good, Fair or Poor. Leave a line blank if you couldn't see it, like skylights on a roof that has none.
- Tick the overall condition and write two or three sentences on what you saw.
- List what you recommend, most urgent first, with a price where you can give one.
- Sign it, and give the customer a copy with the photos.
Good, Fair and Poor
Good means no work needed. Fair means wear is showing and the owner should plan for it. Poor means it needs repair or replacement. Keep the words plain, because the homeowner reads this before your estimate.
In the sample the shingles, flashing and pipe boots are Poor, so the first recommendation is a replacement, priced on the roofing estimate and offered three ways on the roofing proposal.
Questions
- Is this a roof certification?
- No. A roof certification, often asked for in a home sale or by an insurer, states how many years a roof has left and comes with its own rules. This report is a record of what you could see on the day. The note on it says so.
- What does a roof inspection check?
- The roof covering (shingles, granules, cracked or missing shingles, hail and wind damage, moss, ridge cap), the flashing around chimneys, pipes, walls, valleys, vents and skylights, the edges and drainage (drip edge, gutters, downspouts, fascia, soffit), and the attic (decking, water stains, ventilation, insulation, sagging).
- Can a homeowner use this checklist?
- Yes, from the ground and from the attic. Leave walking the roof to a roofer.
- Should I take photos?
- Yes. Write the number of photos on the report and keep them with it. Homeowners trust what they can see, and insurance adjusters usually ask for them.
- Do roofers charge for an inspection?
- Many roofers inspect for free and price the work. Some charge for a written report, especially for a home sale. It's up to you.